Accepting a New Booking Request
How to confirm a 'pending' booking or batch of bookings
This article is for Hosts who need to review and accept incoming booking requests.
When a Customer submits a booking request, SpacetoCo sends you an email notification. You do not need to stay logged into your account to monitor for requests, and SpacetoCo will send reminders if a request remains pending. Booking requests expire after 6 days if not actioned.
How to Review and Accept Pending Bookings
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Access your pending bookings
Open pending bookings through any of the following methods:
- Click Review Booking at the bottom of your booking request email.
- Go directly to your Pending Bookings dashboard
- Navigate to Pending Bookings from your main Host dashboard.
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Approve or decline the request
Review the request details. If you need more information before deciding, send the Hirer a message through SpacetoCo Messages. Select Approve or Decline.
What Happens When You Approve a Booking
When you approve a request, SpacetoCo automatically:
- Notifies the Hirer that their booking is approved
- Charges the payment card on file
- Generates a tax invoice/receipt on your behalf
- Blocks out calendar availability for the Space
- Finalises the Guest Booking Fee (if applicable)
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What Happens When You Decline a Booking
When you decline a request, SpacetoCo automatically:
- Notifies the Hirer that their booking was declined, including the reason provided
- Releases any temporary hold on the Hirer's payment card
Note: Bookings require manual review unless you have enabled Instant Book on your Space. Learn more about what Instant Book is.